Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, West Virginia

STEPHEN S. DIX 

     Stephen S. Dix, whose occupation is farming, and whose residence 
is in Washington district, Calhoun County, West Virginia, was born in 
Harrison County, Virginia, June 10, 1837. John and Catherine 
(Synnott) Dix were his parents and are now deceased, his father dying 
on the 14th of February, 1873. 
     In 1858, Stephen S. Dix came to Calhoun County, and he was 
married here in the following year. Elizabeth J., daughter of Peter 
and Janet (Connoley) Parsons, was born in Kanawha County, Virginia, 
July 26, 1843, and was united in marriage with the subject of this 
sketch on the 20th of August, 1859. 
     Their children are seven: John J., born August 30, 1862; Peter 
P., January 4, 1867; Henry J., November 22, 1869; Benjamin E., March 
7, 1872; Mary A., March 9, 1875; William M., July 24, 1878; James E., 
October 5, 1882. 
     Stephen S. Dix served four years in the Union army, a member of 
Company G, 9th Virginia Infantry (Federal), and was a participant in 
thirty engagements. He was taken prisoner in October, 1862, and held 
till March 1863, when he made his escape and rejoined his regiment. 
In 1864 he was wounded. His address is Stephen S. Dix, Arnoldsburg, 
Calhoun County, West Virginia. 

(Linda Fluharty)